Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants & Sawflies) Small Scabious Mining Bee Andrena marginata (Andrenidae) Recorder: John WrightDate: 6 September 2026Site: Delph Pasture, Cheshire (VC58) This specialist bee is closely associated with scabious-rich habitats and has undergone… Read more »
A selection of notable records reported to us or found on iRecord. Includes older, but newly recognised vice county records. ‘The region’ is VC58, 59, 60 plus Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester. All photos are… Read more »
A selection of notable records reported to us or found on iRecord. Includes older, but newly recognised vice county records. ‘The region’ is VC58, 59, 60 plus Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester. All photos are… Read more »
A selection of notable records reported to us or found on iRecord. Includes older, but newly recognised vice county records. ‘The region’ is VC58, 59, 60 plus Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester. All photos are… Read more »
Over the last few weeks, through casual sampling of local nature reserves, a new species of Linyphiidae has been recorded for VC59. Erigone dentosa is a North American species that was first recorded in the… Read more »
On the afternoon of 29th May 2026, I was photographing insects on flowering Hemlock Water-dropwort (Oenanthe crocata) at Sands Lake, Ainsdale, when I spotted a large fly that I didn’t recognise (Figure 1). Reference to… Read more »